@mbari_news: Epic staring contest with a Taonius squid 👀⁠ ⁠ Glass squids (family Cranchiidae) live in the boundless waters of the twilight, or mesopelagic, zone. Their bodies are entirely transparent most of the time, but they can also become a dark, intense red or fill their mantle with ink to completely change their appearance. ⁠ ⁠ Their eyes are relatively large and iridescent, glowing with light organs also known as photophores. This Taonius sp. was encountered at 990 meters (3,248 feet) below the surface in Monterey Canyon. They often hang relatively motionless with their arms above their body.⁠ ⁠ More than 60 species of glass squids live in the deep twilight waters around the world. Some are little more than 10 centimeters (four inches) long, but others are giants. In fact, the largest of all squids—the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni), nearly 10 meters (33 feet) long and weighing up to 495 kilograms (1,091 pounds)—belongs to the family Cranchiidae. #DeepSea #DeepOcean #MBARI #squidlife

Celeste7121 :

Bean Lemon Buns :

it's giving

baby binoid 🍼 :

oh, taonius borealis!! i had 50 images of the same guy saved in my gallery once. love it

Cresentblood :

squid upside down lol

Beulah Del Rosario :

am I in another Universe 🤩❤️,man you so cool 💖

🐾🐈‍⬛💫Echo💫🐈‍⬛🐾 :

wow so beautiful

Chrisᶻ :

Malcolm :

I like his haircut

Kofie :

'you see me, yeah i see you' 🫶🏾👏🏾

Irshad Ali 0786 :

🥰🥰🥰

rjsj1994 :

it's so round

forestwalker7 :

💕

Dxsh#2 :

😳

hanya orang biasa:) :

kayak pang lima pyirapi

fathomverse :

I think I won

cúc :

🥰

Jacqueline Klentzin :

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Huitzilnahualli :

❤️❤️❤️

bool_hideung :

Peeper!

JoKe :

@Jevi